Gene Simmons of KISS has apologized for making questionable suggestions about former bandmate Ace Frehley’s death from a fall in October.

Simmons, 76, told the New York Post last week, “Falling down the stairs—I’m not a doctor—doesn’t kill you.” The bassist claimed that “there may have been other issues” at play because Frehley was “in and out of bad decisions.”

“You reap what you shall sow, unfortunately,” Simmons concluded.

But after pondering his comments for several days, Simmons expressed his regret.

“On reflection, I was wrong for using the words I used. I humbly apologize,” Simmons wrote Wednesday morning on X. “My hand to God i didn’t intended to hurt Ace or his legacy but upon rereading my words, I see how it hurt everyone. Again, I apologize. I’ve always loved Ace. Always.”

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